Dozens of people are dead after a dam in Kenya burst following weeks of heavy rain and flooding. The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Great Rift Valley region, broke its banks early in the morning on Monday, April 29, sending water and debris gushing downstream, according to the Associated Press and The Guardian .

Ongoing rains in Kenya have caused flooding that has already killed nearly 100 people and postponed the opening of schools.

Heavy rains that have plagued Kenya have caused a dam to burst on Monday, killing at least 10 people, according to authorities who fear the death toll will rise.